State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Brokopp v. Ford Motor Co.

Decided July 19, 1977. Stephen K. Tamura wrote the opinion for the court.

71 Cal. App. 3d 841 · Cited 74 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Beagle v. Vasold · 417 P.2d 673
Mattox v. Isley · 111 Cal. App. 2d 774
People v. Jones · 42 Cal. 2d 219
Horn v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 61 Cal. 2d 602
People v. Warner · 270 Cal. App. 2d 900
Pike v. Frank G. Hough Co. · 467 P.2d 229
Malkasian v. Irwin · 61 Cal. 2d 738
Sabella v. Southern Pacific Co. · 70 Cal. 2d 311
Bridgman v. Safeway Stores, Inc. · 53 Cal. 2d 443
General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Kyle · 54 Cal. 2d 101
People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. Graziadio · 231 Cal. App. 2d 525
Butigan v. Yellow Cab Co. · 320 P.2d 500
Loving & Evans v. Blick · 33 Cal. 2d 603
Hatfield v. Levy Brothers · 18 Cal. 2d 798
Gantner v. Gantner · 246 P.2d 923
Putensen v. Clay Adams, Inc. · 12 Cal. App. 3d 1062
Sheward v. Virtue · 20 Cal. 2d 410
Spolter v. Four-Wheel Brake Service Co. · 99 Cal. App. 2d 690
Taylor v. Pacific Container Co. · 306 P.2d 1049
Tip Top Foods, Inc. v. Lyng · 28 Cal. App. 3d 533
Grant v. Murphy · 116 Cal. 427
Larson v. Larsen · 236 P. 979
Hart v. Burnett · 15 Cal. 530

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Canavin v. Pacific Southwest Airlines · 148 Cal. App. 3d 512
Nishihama v. City & County of San Francisco · 112 Cal. Rptr. 2d 861
Clark v. Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. · 165 Cal. App. 4th 150
Ensworth v. Mullvain · 224 Cal. App. 3d 1105
Loth v. Truck-A-Way Corp. · 60 Cal. App. 4th 757
Palmer v. Ted Stevens Honda, Inc. · 193 Cal. App. 3d 530
Widson v. International Harvester Co. · 153 Cal. App. 3d 45
Del Costello v. State of California · 135 Cal. App. 3d 887
People v. Lonergan · 219 Cal. App. 3d 82
Stafford v. United Farm Workers · 656 P.2d 564
Haldeman v. Boise Cascade · 176 Cal. App. 3d 230
San Diego County Department of Mental Health v. Fadley · 159 Cal. App. 3d 440
Chyten v. Lawrence & Howell Investments · 23 Cal. App. 4th 607
Palmer v. Ted Stevens Honda, Inc. · 193 Cal. App. 3d 530
Nelson v. Gaunt · 125 Cal. App. 3d 593
In Re Marriage of Smith · 79 Cal. App. 3d 725
Carver v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. · 14 Cal. Rptr. 3d 467
Arbaugh v. Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Co. · 80 Cal. App. 3d 500

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